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Dr. Ambareen Siraj, Professor, Tennessee Tech
Towards
Gender Balance CyberSecurity Workforce
Two Problems with building EFFECTIVE CyberSecurity Workforce
Pipeline Diversity
Cybersecurity Workforce Gap
* Source: (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, 2018
Gender Diversity
STEM vs Cybersecurity (2013)
50% vs. 11%
Gender Balance Challenges
Lack of awareness
Lack of resources
Stereotypical notions
Lack of visibility of role models
Lack of access to mentors
Lack of social support
Inadequate advancement opportunities
Inadequate professional development opportunities
Lack of national/region
al/local community
Paving the Road for
Gender Balance Cyber Workforce
• More awareness of careers in cybersecurity – Media campaigns for public
• More resources to offer cybersecurity in colleges (including community colleges)
• Directed efforts in promoting cybersecurity at K12– Piggybacking with Computer Science For ALL
– Teacher training
– Counselor awareness
Paving the Road for
Gender Balance Cyber Workforce
• Alternate paths to cyber workforce
• Bias-free and inclusive work environment
• Communities/organizations that support diversity and inclusion in cybersecurity
• A Story about OR an Example of
the POWER of Community
History of
WiCyS
NSF Grant
Five Years as an Annual
Conference
WiCyS Conference Model
• Comparable students and non-students ratio
• Accessible to students and faculty
• Content focused on
– education, research, outreach and industry
• Career/Graduate school fair
WiCyS Conference Original Grant Scope
(2014-2016)
• $70K
• 250 attendees over 2 years
CONFERENCE2014 | Nashville | 350+
2015 | Atlanta | 550+
2016 | Dallas | 800+
2017 | Tucson | 900+
2018 | Chicago | 1,100+
2019 | Pittsburgh | 1,300+
Over
SEVEN
YEARS…
3.5 million
in industry
support
6,400
attendees
3,000
student
scholarship
s
340 faculty
grants
WiCyS Conference Today
• Largest security conference in USA that
– Ensures comparable representation of students and professionals
– Ensures comparable representation from academia and industry (public and private)
• Women who are underrepresented are
– Represented
– Celebrated
COMMUNITY
Cybersecurity Gender Demographics
MISSION:
Help build a strong gender-diverse
cybersecurity workforce by
facilitating…
RECRUITMENT
RETENTION
ADVANCEMENT
for women in the field
Member-based Nonprofit
Over 5K members
47% students
53% professionals
90 student chapters
Across 35 states
19 professional affiliates
Across 26 states
WiCyS Membership Overview
5,000+Members
Faculty, Industry, Government, Research,
Veterans, Non-Profit, Other 53%
Students47%
Faculty, Industry,Government, Research,Veterans, Non-Profit, Other
Students
WiCyS Member Profiles
Faculty7%
Government/Military5%
Industry32%
Non-Profit4%
Student47.5%
Veterans0.5%
Other4%
Faculty
Government/Military
Industry
Non-Profit
Student
Veteran
Other
WiCyS Student Chapters - 97Anne Arundel Community College - MDBay Path University - MABlue Ridge Community and Technical College - WVBowie State University - MDCalifornia State University - San Bernardino, CACapitol Technology University - MDCarnegie Mellon University - PAChatham University - PAChicago State University - ILCity University of New York at Lehman College - NYCochise College – AZCollege Of Southern Maryland - MDColorado School of Mines - COCoppell High School - TXDePaul University - ILDevry University - ILEast Carolina University - NCEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University - AZFlorida International University - FLFlorida State University - FLGeorge Washington University - Washington D.C.Gwinnett Technical College - GeorgiaHampton University - VirginiaHenry Ford College - Dearborn, MIHighline College - Des Moines, WAHofstra University - Long Island, NYIllinois Institute of Technology - ILIndiana University Bloomington – INIvy Tech Community College - Lake County Campus - INIvy Tech Community College - Valparaiso Campus – IN
John Logan Community College - Carterville, ILJohns Hopkins University - MDJohnson-Wales University - RIKean University - Union, NJKeiser University - FLLewis-Clark College - Portland, ORMarshall University - WVMaryville University - MOMcKendree University - Lebanon, ILMiami Dade College - FLMiddle Georgia State University - GAMississippi State University - MSNJ Institute of Technology - NJNortheastern University - Boston, MAOhio State University - OHOlivet Nazarene University - ILPace University - NYPadua Academy - DEPenn State University - PAPensacola State College - FLPrince George's Community College - MDPurdue University - West Lafayette, INRochester Institute of Technology - NYRoosevelt University - ILSalve Regina University - Newport, RISiena College - NYSouthern Illinois University – ILSt. Cloud State University - MNSt. Petersburg College - FLStern School Highlands Ranch - COTennessee Tech University - TNTexas A&M-San Antonio – TXTexas State University – TXThe Citadel – SC
Towson University - MDUniversidad Cenfotec – Costa RicaUniversity At Albany – NYUniversity at Buffalo, SUNY - NYUniversity of Alabama - ALUniversity of California, Irvine – CAUniversity of California, Santa Barbara - CAUniversity of Florida - FLUniversity of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign - ILUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette - LAUniversity of Maine at Augusta - MEUniversity of Maryland - MDUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County - MDUniversity of Maryland University College – MDUniversity of Mississippi - MSUniversity of New Haven - CTUniversity of North Carolina Charlotte - NCUniversity of North Dakota - NDUniversity of Oklahoma Norman Campus - OKUniversity of Puerto Rico at Bayamón - Puerto RicoUniversity of South Florida - FLUniversity of Tampa - FLUniversity of Texas-Dallas - TXUniversity of the Incarnate Word - TXUniversity of Tulsa - OKUniversity of Utah - UTUniversity of Washington Tacoma – WAUniversity of Waterloo - Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Windsor - Ontario, CanadaVIT Bhopal University - Madhya Pradesh, IndiaWestchester SUNY Community College - NYWestern Washington University - Bellingham, WAWhatcom Community College - Bellingham, WAWorcester Polytechnic Institute - MA
…And 19 WiCyS Affiliates
Annual Fall Virtual Career Fair
WiCyS Webinar Series
WiCyS Community Forum
• All members
• Student chapters
• Faculty
• Allies and Advocates for Action
• Strategic partners
• Veterans
WiCyS Ventures in the Works
• Summer virtual training program
• Summer virtual research experiences
• Veteran assistance program
WiCyS Veteran Assistance Program (VAP)
• Help our female veterans transition into careers in
cyber
– Increase diversity in cyber work roles
– Increase cyber workforce
VAP Objective
• Assist female veteran members
– who are in cyber OR who aspire to be in cyber
• with career development, placement and advancement in cyber
– using its network of members, partners and sponsors.
VAP Activities - 1
• Offer discounted subsidized WiCyS organizational membership at the student rate to
selected eligible veterans
• Provide fellowship award to selected eligible veterans to attend the annual WiCyS
conference and career fair at no cost
• Veteran Apprenticeship Program
Veteran Apprenticeship Program
• Work with our partners and sponsors to provide– apprenticeship opportunities to eligible Veterans.
– job placement opportunities to eligible Veterans.
– professional development opportunities to eligible Veterans.
Veteran Apprenticeship Program Components
Recruitment
Selection
Training
Apprenticeship
Placement
VAP Activities - 2
• An exclusive private communication platform for the WiCyS
Community of Veterans
• Directory of WiCyS veterans for external opportunity and engagement.
• Directory of resources and opportunities for veterans among
• Local/regional meet ups of WiCyS veterans through local/regional
affiliates.
• Work with Military branches and Department of Labor to include WiCyS
as a resource for Veterans in transition
WiCyS Board of Directors
CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Dr. Janell Straach
Professor
Rice University
WICYS FOUNDER
Dr. Ambareen Siraj
Director, Cybersecurity Education,
Research and Outreach Center
Tennessee Tech University
WICYS TREASURER
Dr. Costis Toregas
Director, Cyber Security and Privacy
Research Institute
George Washington University
Dr. Dawn M. Beyer
Senior Fellow
Lockheed Martin
Diana Kelley
Cybersecurity Field CTO
Microsoft
Prajakta Jagdale
Senior Manager, Information Security
Palo Alto Networks
Jay Koehler
Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement Manager,
Security & Trust Organization
Cisco
Allison Miller
VP, Global Enterprise Information Risk
Management
Optum Technology/UnitedHealth Group
Michele Schochet
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Dr. Greg Shannon
Chief Scientist, CERT® Division, Software
Engineering Institute (SEI)
Carnegie Mellon University
Jenn Henley
Vice President - Infrastructure, Technical
Program Management
Year-Round
Partnerships
WiCyS Virtual 20Attendees: 1,104
#WiCySv20 hashtagReach: 8 million
WiCyS Virtual 20Booths: 70Booth Visits: 12,177Unique Booth Visits: 9,145
Summit
Spon sors
WiCyS 2021
March 15-16
Gaylord Rockies Resort, Aurora, Greater Denver Area
1,600 attendees expected
Gender Diversity
STEM vs Cybersecurity (2019)
50% vs 20-24%
RECAP: Paving the Road for
Gender Balance Cyber Workforce
• More awareness of careers in cybersecurity – Media campaigns for public
• More resources to offer cybersecurity in colleges (including community colleges)
• Directed efforts in promoting cybersecurity at K12– Piggybacking with Computer Science For ALL
– Teacher training
– Counselor awareness
Paving the Road for
Gender Balance Cyber Workforce
• Communities/organizations that support diversity and
including in cybersecurity
• A Story about OR an Example of
the POWER of Community
